WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1813
Find out what all happened May to December 1813

War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek – A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force two times its size under William Winder and John Chandler. (6. June 1813)

James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: "Don't give up the ship!" (1. June 1813)

Peninsular War: Battle of Victoria. (21. June 1813)

The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Leipzig. (16. October 1813)

The United States defeats the British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. (10. September 1813)

War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon. (22. June 1813)

Creek War – Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama. (30. August 1813)

South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator"). (24. May 1813)

Napoleon I of France defeats a numerically superior Russian and Austrian Army at the Battle of Bautzen (19. May 1813)

British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812. (30. December 1813)

Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British and kill Shawnee leader Tecumseh. (5. October 1813)

War of 1812: three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence. (5. July 1813)

Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory. (20. May 1813)

War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm – British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign. (11. November 1813)

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate. (19. August 1813)

Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla. (30. September 1813)

French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden. (27. August 1813)

In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth lead an expedition to cross the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century. (11. May 1813)

Battle of Beaver Dams: a British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. (24. June 1813)

War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay. (26. October 1813)